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diff --git a/internal/params/params.go b/internal/params/params.go
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+// Package params provides helpers for receiving setup payload from parent.
+package params
+
+import (
+	"encoding/gob"
+	"errors"
+	"os"
+	"strconv"
+	"syscall"
+)
+
+// ErrReceiveEnv is returned by [Receive] if setup fd is not present in environment.
+var ErrReceiveEnv = errors.New("environment variable not set")
+
+// Receive retrieves setup fd from the environment and receives params.
+//
+// The file descriptor written to the value pointed to by fdp must not be passed
+// to any system calls. It is made available for ordering file descriptor only.
+func Receive(key string, v any, fdp *int) (func() error, error) {
+	var setup *os.File
+
+	if s, ok := os.LookupEnv(key); !ok {
+		return nil, ErrReceiveEnv
+	} else {
+		if fd, err := strconv.Atoi(s); err != nil {
+			if _err := errors.Unwrap(err); _err != nil {
+				err = _err
+			}
+			return nil, err
+		} else {
+			setup = os.NewFile(uintptr(fd), "setup")
+			if setup == nil {
+				return nil, syscall.EDOM
+			}
+			if fdp != nil {
+				*fdp = fd
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	return setup.Close, gob.NewDecoder(setup).Decode(v)
+}